BISHOP, Phanuel, a Representative from Massachusetts;
born in Rehoboth, Mass., September 3, 1739;
attended the common schools;
was an innkeeper;
served in the State senate 1787-1791;
member of the State house of representatives in 1792, 1793, 1797, and 1798;
elected as a Republican to the Sixth through Ninth Congresses (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1807);
died in Rehoboth, Mass., January 6, 1812;
interment in Old Cemetery, Rumford, East Providence, R.I.